The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF; Korean: 대한민국 공군; Hanja: 大韓民國空軍; RR: Daehanminguk Gong-gun), also known as the ROK Air Force or South Korean Air Force, is the aerial and space warfare service branch of South Korea, operating under the South Korean Ministry of National Defense.

Nov 3, 2020 · According to the military, it will operate the advanced unmanned Global Hawk aircraft, RF-16 and RC-800 Geumgang reconnaissance aircraft, and a medium-altitude unmanned aircraft system. Until now, assets were overseen by the group allocated to the 19th Fighter Wing.

Jun 14, 2024 · Last week, the Republic of Korean Air Force (ROKAF) retired their very last F-4 Phantoms. During a decommissioning ceremony held at their last homebase Suwon South Korea flew the very last...

Dec 30, 2020 · Monitoring threats from North Korea and beyond is the mission of the 39th Reconnaissance Wing of the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF), established in November 2020 as a key strategic unit.

The F-16 is the most numerous fighter in ROKAF service, next to the F-5, with 180 of all models (thirty F-16Cs, ten F-16Ds, 95 KF-16Cs and 45 KF-16Ds) received from 1986. They formed two new wings at two new airbases.

Jul 5, 2022 · Lockheed Martin has received a further contract to upgrade the Republic of Korea Air Force’s (ROKAF’s) fleet of F-16C/D Fighting Falcon multi-role fighters. The US$69.3m firm-fixed-price Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract for F-16 Systems Program Office support was awarded by the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center on June 30.

Apr 29, 2024 · On April 27, 2024, the Republic of Korea Air Force’s (ROKAF) F-4E made their last public appearance. With the Phantom II fleet expected to retire by June 2024, huge crowds from across the...

On May 9, 2024, the Republic of Korea Air Force’s (ROKAF) F-4Es flew in formation with KF-21s to mark the type’s upcoming retirement. A sole F-15K served as chase plane and took photos of the ...

Nov 4, 2020 · The Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) has stand up the 39th Reconnaissance Wing on Nov. 3. The new Wing will take charge of assets such as the RQ-4, RF-16s and RC-800. These aircraft were previously assigned to the 19th Fighter Wing.

Jun 29, 2024 · The F-4, more affectionally known as the ‘Phantom’, gracefully bowed out of service with the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) after an impressive 55 years. It is an apt moment to look back at the evolution of the F-4 over the years, and delve deeper into the history of the Korean Phantoms, the “masterpiece of the fighter” which has a ...